LocationAddress: 1020 V Road, Kearney, Nebraska 68847GPS: 40.655272, -98.989561View on MapLocal Directions: To get to Fort Kearny State Recreation Area, you would take I-80 to the Minden exit, 279 south on Hwy 10 for 3 miles. Next, turn west onto Hwy 50A for 3 miles. Or from the Kearney exit, 272 south on Hwy 44 for 2 miles. Then east on Hwy 50A for 4 miles. Fort Kearny State Recreation Area, is 1 mile east and 1 mile north of the Historical Park.

We've stayed here twice this summer and both times the campsites have been filthy. The first time, we had to dig the garbage and ashes out of the fire pit before we could cook our dinner. When I say garbage, it was partially burnt trash and beer cans, filled to the rim of the pit. Cigarette butts were thrown every where and trash was all over the site. This past weekend on a different site we still had to deal with the cigarette butt and litter issue, but added dog poop. It's not very much fun to go camping when you have to patrol your site before you can use it. I will give them an A+ on the restroom and bath house. They were very clean and stocked.